Irvine leads St Pauli back into a five-point lead
Australia star Jackson Irvine came up with another assist as St Pauli restored its five-point lead at the top of 2. Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin.
Pauli was in front early when Manolis Saliakas lashed home a deflected effort to put his side ahead in the 16th minute.
Irvine provided the assist for Marcel Hartel to chip in with his 13th league goal of an excellent campaign to make it 2-0 just before half-time, and while there was no addition to the score in the second period, that proved enough to wrap up the points and maintain Pauli's grip on top spot with 51 points.
